1. LEWICO 2013
E-Government and Open Data
Geoportal of the Swiss
Confederation
Open Access
and/or Open Data ?
Cédric Moullet
Federal Office of Topography swisstopo

2. Cédric Moullet
Geomatic Engineer EPFL
Head of FSDI Web Infrastructure – swisstopo
Responsible for the development and the maintenance of the
Federal spatial data web infrastructure hosted in a cloud
computing environment.
Open source, cloud computing and development specialist.
Married, 2 children.
@cedricmoullet cedric.moullet@swisstopo.ch

3. XX% (generally 80%) of [some
form of data] has a location /
spatial component
geo is important

4. Federal Act on Geoinformation (2008)
This Act has the aim of ensuring that geodata
relating to the territory of the Swiss
Confederation is made available for general use
to the authorities of the Confederation, the
cantons and communes, the private sector, the
public and to academic and scientific institutions
in a sustainable, up-to-date, rapid and easy
manner, in the required quality and at a
reasonable cost.

5. Does it mean Open Data ?
Verordnung über Geoinformation
Verordnung des Bundesamtes für
Landestopografie über Geoinformation
Verordnung des VBS über die Gebühren des
Bundesamtes für Landestopografie
Verordnung über die Landesvermessung
Verordnung des VBS über die
Landesvermessung
Verordnung der Bundesversammlung über die
Finanzierung der amtlichen Vermessung
Verordnung über die Landesgeologie

6. Currently
geodata are not (yet) «Open»
… but …
geodata can be freely accessed

7. Let’s look
UNDER THE HOOD

8. WE HAVE
USERS
1

9. VISITORS last 3 years
0
50,000
100,000
150,000
200,000
250,000
300,000
DESKTOP
MOBILE

10. Source: Umsetzungskonzept zur Strategie für Geoinformation beim Bund 2003
Added value by private
geoinformation market
Public investment in
Open Access
1:4

11. WHO
ARE THE USERS
2

12. EVERYONE
(oups)
cantons, citizen, institutions

13. geo.admin.ch HITS 2011
FRENCH –ITALIAN PART
GERMAN PART BE & ZH

14. WHICH
DATA
IS USED
3

15. LAYERS requests
Hiking
2011 2012
1. HIKING
1. HIKING

16. There more
than hiking on geo.admin.ch!

17. What do USERS SEARCH for ?
17

18. DATA search entries 2012/2013
HIKING

19. …removing *wander*..
HISTORICAL MAPS

20. WHICH TYPE OF
ACCESS
IS USED
4

21. 99% SERVICE
1% DOWNLOAD
21

22. PARADIGM
CHANGE
5

23. from
« ACCESS TO DATA »
to
« ACCESS TO INFORMATION »
Federal office -> « We need to publish geodata »
Internet -> « Geodata are maps »
Citizen -> « I need an information »

24. BRINGING
DATA
POTENTIAL
TO LIVE
6

25. Storymaps

27. Schweizmobil

29. Wildruhezonen

31. INFORMATION
RETRIEVAL
not interaction with map interfaces

32. 1 2
USERS
EXIST.
SERVE
ALL USERS.
3
MORE THAN
HIKING.
4
SERVICES.
5
ACCESS TO
INFORMATION.
6
BRINGING DATA
TO LIFE.

33. OGD@Bund

35. Example: Direktzahlungen nach
Gemeinden (Link)

36. open DATA
Who pays ?

37. swisstopo geodata
Verordnung des VBS über die Gebühren des
Bundesamtes für Landestopografie
=
15 millions income / year

38. Bund
41 millions income / year
Source: Schlussbericht Version 2.5 - Wirtschaftliche Auswirkungen von OGD

39. open DATA
Who wins ?

40. Bund
Economic impact of OGD: 900 to 1200 millions / year
Translated tax revenue income: 40 to 50 millions / year
Balance for Bund: neutral.
Source: Schlussbericht Version 2.5 - Wirtschaftliche Auswirkungen von OGD

41. open DATA
Open points ?

42. • A good data is up to date, precise,
reliable and sustainable -> it costs.
• Federal structure implies to coordinate
confederation, canton and cities (cadastral data
as example)
• Legal framework needs to be adapted (see slide
5)
• Licensing and copyrights need to be defined
• Open Data is a one way trip

43. open MINDED
open SOURCE
open ACCESS
open DATA ?

44. Feel free to test and provide
feedback ;-)

45. www.geo.admin.ch
map.geo.admin.ch
api.geo.admin.ch
info@geo.admin.ch
Twitter: @swiss_geoportal
THANK YOU
Image credits: Erik Johansson
http://www.slideshare.net/swiss_geoportal/